Anti-drug activist’s murder: Mansa authorities raze chemist’s house, mob torches shop
The killing has intensified scrutiny of alleged addictive drug sales and sparked protests, with a crowd burning the shop and police maintaining heavy deployment.
- On Wednesday, authorities in Mansa demolished the house of Ashwani Kumar, the medical store owner accused of fatally shooting anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota, hours after police arrested Kumar in Salasar, Rajasthan, on Tuesday night.
- Kumar fatally shot Jhota on Tuesday after the activist confronted him for allegedly selling addictive drugs to an elderly man, an incident captured on video during a Facebook Live.
- Angry mobs, including 'Nihangs', ripped apart and set fire to Kumar's medical store, located about 700 metres from his demolished home, amid heavy police presence and public outcry.
- Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Choudhary stated the demolition followed reports of unauthorized construction, while relatives of an aide to 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh claimed police detained them to prevent visiting Mansa.
- Opposition parties are attacking the Bhagwant Mann-led government over alleged failures in law and order, questioning the effectiveness of state efforts against the narcotics trade following the killing.
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Parvinder Singh Jhota Murder: Property of accused bulldozed
NEW DELHI: Hours after the arrest of the prime accused, Asvini, involved in the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, the district administration on October 14 carried out a demolition drive at the residence of the accused amid heavy security deployment. The development comes after Punjab Police, in a coordinated operation with Rajasthan Police, apprehended the accused shooter from a Dharamshala near the Salasar Balaji temple in C…
Punjab Anti-Drug Activist’s Murder: Accused’s House Demolished, Shop Set On Fire
Authorities demolished Ashwani Kumar’s house in Mansa and protesters burnt his medical store after the killing of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota, with heavy police deployment in place and the case still under investigation.
Punjab: House Of Accused In Anti Drug Activist Jhota's Murder Demolished, Shop Set On Fire
Tension gripped Punjab's Mansa district on Wednesday after the administration demolished the house of Ashwani Kumar, the prime accused in the murder of anti drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota. Hours after Kumar's arrest in Rajasthan, a heavy police force was deployed
House of accused in anti-drug activist Jhota's murder demolished, shop torched in Punjab's Mansa
Punjab authorities demolished the house of Ashwani Kumar, the prime accused in anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota's killing, hours after his arrest in Rajasthan. The action was followed by the burning of Kumar's commercial shop.
Anti-drug activist murder: Accused's house razed, shop torched
Public anger erupted in Mansa, Punjab, following the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh alias Jotha. Authorities demolished a portion of the accused medical store owner's house, while mobs set his shop ablaze. Jotha was shot on Tuesday after confronting the owner about selling addictive drugs, leading to widespread condemnation and protests.
Punjab: House of Accused in Anti Drug Activist Jhota's Murder Demolished; Police Deployed
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Hours after the arrest of the prime accused involved in the killing of anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota, the district administration on Wednesday carried out a demolition drive at the residence of the accused amid heavy security deployment. India News | Punjab: House of Accused in Anti Drug Activist Jhota's Murder Demolished; Police Deployed.
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